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Post by iluvmyponies on Nov 8, 2010 22:01:39 GMT
I took Toby & Fabi (4 years old & very novicey & babyish) out to Wheatacre Park about a week ago. Fabi doesn't like standing still, so because of this she rears. My mum happened to be taking a picture of her when she reared, so we had a picture of her rearing. I put it on Facebook because my friend wanted to see what Wheatacre was like. I have just been told by someone "I would but a pony rearing on your Facebook, it looks like she is naughty!" So I replied with "She is 4, she will be naughty!" & she said "Well good luck being a producer! No one will ever ask you to ride their ponies if they see that picture! I wouldn't want you riding my ponies!" Nothing affends me, AT ALL! So this didn't either, but this person also wants to be a producer/breeder! & I have been asked to ride countless amounts of ponies!  Moan over  |
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Post by cobbycob on Nov 8, 2010 22:40:02 GMT
The way to go about is to ignore people. It is probarbly jealousy  that you are a better rider than them and you have nicer ponies than them  |
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Post by iluvmyponies on Nov 8, 2010 22:45:26 GMT
The way to go about is to ignore people. It is probarbly jealousy that you are a better rider than them and you have nicer ponies than them I'm VERY good at ignoring people! I don't get offended/annoyed at all, the only thing that annoys me is when someone says something really horrible about my ponies. Haha must be jealousy then |
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Post by caron on Nov 8, 2010 23:15:36 GMT
Who was it? Why exactly would a picture of Fabi rearing mean that people wouldn't want you riding their pony? We've had several ponies and Hannah has ridden many more and this is the only one that has reared so its not as if we are making them do it for laughs  This pony is a typical baby and occasionally mare-ish, she is impatient and doesn't like standing around, she doesn't do proper full up ones just barely lifts her front feet off the floor, she isn't even tantruming, she's just 'rearing' to go |
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Post by chorro on Nov 8, 2010 23:23:22 GMT
Dont let it get to you my pony used rear when he was young because he was impatient and he grew out of it, in fact he turned into a cracking pony that you could trust a baby with.
The fact you sat the rear without coming off or unbalancing the pony suggests you are capable and competant.
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Post by camboni on Nov 9, 2010 7:44:59 GMT
The best thing to do with people like that is to ignore them. What exactly has it got to do with them anyways? And as for the comment about nobody will want you to ride their ponies based on a picture......personally, i would much rather see a young horse being a bit silly/spooky and using its own mind to work things out, then a young horse that constantly looks like a robot. Young horses are ment to do things like that (if they didnt and they were easy, then everybody would do there own breaking and producing of younsters). As chorro said, the fact that you sat to the rear would suggest to me that you were more then capable as a rider and producer  x |
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Post by beachbum12 on Nov 9, 2010 11:03:27 GMT
Take no notice !!  I wouldve thought being able to ride a pony that put in a rear and cope well with it makes you a better jockey !! You are a cracking little rider and I would certainly for one pay you to school up any of mine could do with our little pony bringing on by a capable small jockey ! |
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Post by nici on Nov 9, 2010 12:30:06 GMT
You know you're welcome to ride our ponies anytime you like |
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Post by aphrodite on Nov 9, 2010 14:49:23 GMT
... and mine.... ;D - you did a super job with my little shetland, and in process of breaking another little 4 year old, please feel free to come and play - he is ever so cute. Fabi is coming on fab. |
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Post by kilnstown on Nov 9, 2010 19:28:18 GMT
iluvmyponies I dont know who you are, have never seen you ride, but like said before the fact you can sit a rearing four year old with over balancing it, and keep your head, would say to me that your the sort of person I would look for to bring on any of my youngsters, take no notice of this person and avoid taking any advice from them at all cost they sound like a complete numpty.
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Post by iluvmyponies on Nov 9, 2010 19:58:04 GMT
Thanks everyone! ;D TBH, it made me laugh more than anything! I just thought "At least I can SIT to a rear! AND back my own ponies." Haha xx |
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Post by mcw on Nov 9, 2010 22:06:09 GMT
Hannah, they're are just jealous because at least you can stay in the saddle and not cry when you fall off ;D
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Post by iluvmyponies on Nov 9, 2010 22:44:26 GMT
Hannah, they're are just jealous because at least you can stay in the saddle and not cry when you fall off ;D Lol! ;D If anything, I laugh when I fall off!  |
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Post by caron on Nov 10, 2010 0:20:30 GMT
Ah but you cried like a big girly when you fell off your bike (Mind you, her leg was broken ) |
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Post by iluvmyponies on Nov 10, 2010 19:24:01 GMT
Ah but you cried like a big girly when you fell off your bike (Mind you, her leg was broken ) Oh well, thats a bike AND you made me ride the bike home with a broken leg! You evil mother! |
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Post by Onthebit on Nov 14, 2010 17:41:59 GMT
Thats horrible-pay no attention to that ILMP-The fact you stayed on a rearing pony says enough, and proves what a good rider you are!! xx
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Post by honeypot on Jan 2, 2011 21:08:46 GMT
The trouble with putting things on Facebook( or anywhere on the interent really) is once its out there its there. When you come to sell this pony this picture could put someone off buying it. When I see ads for ponies I am interested in sometimes the reseach leads you to Facebook and also comments about it on websites.
As a producer you have to show ponies off at their best, and if I was an owner with a pony with you I would not be pleased to have pictures of the pony misbehaving on the internet, what ever the reason.
I think you have learned a valuable lesson already, but I should think before you post wether you would be happy to see these comments/pictures in 3-5 years time.
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Post by pipandwill on Jan 2, 2011 22:08:00 GMT
She probably wants to put you down because she knows U are really good and she isnt!
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Post by iluvmyponies on Jan 15, 2011 8:49:11 GMT
The trouble with putting things on Facebook( or anywhere on the interent really) is once its out there its there. When you come to sell this pony this picture could put someone off buying it. When I see ads for ponies I am interested in sometimes the reseach leads you to Facebook and also comments about it on websites. As a producer you have to show ponies off at their best, and if I was an owner with a pony with you I would not be pleased to have pictures of the pony misbehaving on the internet, what ever the reason. I think you have learned a valuable lesson already, but I should think before you post wether you would be happy to see these comments/pictures in 3-5 years time. I put this post on to get a bit of reassurance, not to be told that it is my own fault. I won't be selling this pony for a good few years, so what if there us a picture of her as a 4 year old rearing, I suspect your 4 year olds to around like robots? I for one wouldn't give a monkeys if a producer posted pictures of my pony being naughty, (Of course, with my permission) as long as me, the pony or the producer didn't get nasty things said about us, like you are doing now. I know of a top class producer that rides at HOYS & produces many a ponies to a very very high standard, & she has pictures/videos of her ponies mis behaving, that doesn't stop people sending their ponies to her. That's why they go to her anyway. These are the reasons I am leaving HG, no-one has anything nice to say anymore. |
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Post by sarahp on Jan 15, 2011 9:16:37 GMT
Actually you have had lots of supportive comments on this thread, and only one from honeypot saying it how it is, as far as I can see, that photos once out there in public are just that for viewers to make of as they will.
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Post by lozloz1 on Jan 15, 2011 10:21:32 GMT
I think that honeypot has a good point actually and that it was meant with good intentions and was said very kindly Some people might not mind with that particular producer but it might have put potential clients off that she might otherwise have had. But of course, you can't be the perfect person for everyone so I shouldn't worry about it too much. With you it's different as the pony belongs to you but I think you should make that clear if you ever get a proper website and put that picture on Like with photos of themselves, some people don't like photos of their horses if they don't look perfect! |
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Post by dancer on Jan 16, 2011 10:38:28 GMT
I'm afraid I agree with Honeypot - people will judge what they see in the photo, they won't ask how old the pony is, whether it belongs to you, why it was rearing etc etc & if you are seriously intending to become a producer that photo could be the one that springs to mind when your name is mentioned to a prospective client.
If I spent hundreds sending my ponies to a producer I would choose one who didn't bring a pony into the showring until it was ready & that includes being able to stand still in a line up.
Sorry if this sounds harsh, but as with your photo you have 'put it out there' so need to expect comments which you won't always be happy with.
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Post by pipandwill on Jan 16, 2011 17:03:33 GMT
lol, I am sitting on the fence in this disagreement!!
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Post by iluvmyponies on Jan 16, 2011 19:18:44 GMT
She can stand perfectly fine at a show, she had only been backed for a few months. Please can a mod delete/lock this thread?
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Post by nightwish on Jan 16, 2011 19:31:24 GMT
Well done for staying on lol, i have a four year old who doesnt like standing still either, impatience things lol, good luck for future xx
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Post by iluvmyponies on Jan 16, 2011 19:56:45 GMT
Well done for staying on lol, i have a four year old who doesnt like standing still either, impatience things lol, good luck for future xx Thank you |
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Post by bumblebee on Jan 16, 2011 22:55:15 GMT
If I spent hundreds sending my ponies to a producer I would choose one who didn't bring a pony into the showring until it was ready & that includes being able to stand still in a line up. Surely the best way to improve that though is to get out and about for the pony to practice it? |
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Post by dancer on Jan 17, 2011 14:13:14 GMT
Surely the best way to improve that though is to get out and about for the pony to practice it? Can Producers afford to 'practice' in the showring? I know the OP isn't a Producer yet but her 'freinds' comment on FB was aimed at the fact that she wants to become a Producer & will be judged by the way her ponies behave. |
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Post by sarahp on Jan 17, 2011 16:34:36 GMT
Of course producers get novices that need to go out and about and may misbehave. I think the issue is more should photos of them doing so be put up on the internet for all to see. Someone actually at the show watching can see the pony and all its behaviour in context and understand the full situation, but someone just seeing a single photo of a bad moment on the internet will have no context to help them judge and could get the wrong idea. It's not about how the pony behaves, but what conclusions those seeing a single photo could draw from it.
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Post by dancer on Jan 17, 2011 18:49:05 GMT
Of course producers get novices that need to go out and about and may misbehave. Yes, they are bound to BUT they don't publicise it. |
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that you are a better rider than them and you have nicer ponies than them 
This pony is a typical baby and occasionally mare-ish, she is impatient and doesn't like standing around, she doesn't do proper full up ones just barely lifts her front feet off the floor, she isn't even tantruming, she's just 'rearing' to go 
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I wouldve thought being able to ride a pony that put in a rear and cope well with it makes you a better jockey !! You are a cracking little rider and I would certainly for one pay you to school up any of mine 
